Journal article
The benefits of good tutor-student relationships in the first year
Student Success, Vol.10(2), pp.23-33
2019
Abstract
Teacher-student relationships (TSR) are an important influence on the student experience at university. Existing research, predominantly with lecturers, highlights that these relationships have academic and affective dimensions. Studies demonstrate good TSR increase student motivation, engagement, and learning. The current study adds a student voice to this topic, focussing on their views of tutoring staff, who undertake much of the face-to-face teaching in universities. The qualitative study followed 19 students through their first year at an Australian university. The students identified four characteristics of a 'good' tutor: helpful, caring, likeable, and hands-on. Students talked about multiple benefits of having a good tutor including increased help-seeking, studying harder, more interest in class, and improved well-being and belonging. The importance of the tutor role is underestimated and institutions would do well to better support these valuable staff.
Details
- Title
- The benefits of good tutor-student relationships in the first year
- Authors
- Ella R Kahu (Author) - Massey University, New ZealandCatherine Picton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- Student Success, Vol.10(2), pp.23-33
- Publisher
- Queensland University of Technology
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.5204/ssj.v10i2.1293
- ISSN
- 2205-0795; 2205-0795
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2019 The Author. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. As an open access journal, articles are free to use with proper attribution.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Student Services and Engagement
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450893702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
- Research Statement
- false
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